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Real estate agents and brokers in Marion County, SC

How Marion County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,129 of 2,176 scored counties
#22 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$143.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $11,806 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
439
4.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
84% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,242
−2.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Marion County spend about $143.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $11,806 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 4.4 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

There are 6 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 84% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Marion County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Marion County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate agents and brokers, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,129 of 2,176 scored counties and #22 of 39 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Marion County compares

The same measures for South Carolina and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate agents and brokers in Marion County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.933.630.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)43981100
Households per official establishmentn/a635788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+31.7%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$11,806$14,791$16,661
Median household income$36,301$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score4835

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Marion County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,242−2.9% since 2020
Households
12,177
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
489 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$36,301+13.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$51,314
Median home value
$93,200
Jobs located here
6,602
Daytime population
24,018Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Marion County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Laurens County, SC77217.8316+6.2%#59 of 2,176
2Newberry County, SC7695.9427+4.8%#66 of 2,176
3Abbeville County, SC7566.1411+2.3%#78 of 2,176
4Edgefield County, SC711313.3197+16.1%#185 of 2,176
5Cherokee County, SC70177.7310+3.7%#204 of 2,176
6Saluda County, SC6967.8314+4.1%#235 of 2,176
7Kershaw County, SC693914.5183+11.6%#248 of 2,176
8Jasper County, SC661612.2213+32.2%#327 of 2,176
9Chester County, SC6564.6525+2.2%#341 of 2,176
10Lancaster County, SC656315.7182+18.3%#364 of 2,176
22Marion County, SC4864.9439−2.9%#1,129 of 2,176

Other business types in Marion County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Marion County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 real estate agents and brokers in Marion County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. No official count is published for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Marion County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Marion County, SC spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $143.8M a year, or $11,806 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 4.4 times the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,177 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Marion County, SC compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Marion County has 4.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 84% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 439, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Marion County would have about 26, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Marion County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 28,242 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,177 households. Median household income in Marion County is $36,301, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.2%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Marion County scores 48 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,129 of 2,176 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate agents and brokers · All 56 business types in Marion County

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Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.